Tag: Gunfight

Ranchi: Three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Sunday, a CRPF official said. The gunfight erupted after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers along with Jharkhand Police, launched a special operation in the district. “We have recovered the three bodies as well as two AK-47 rifles, […]

Srinagar: A militant was killed while seven security men and three civilians injured on Thursday as security forces and militants battled each other in three places in the Kashmir Valley, authorities said. While the first gunfight erupted in Sopore town, two gun battles were reported later from Bandipora and Baramulla districts. Police sources said firing […]

Srinagar: Six militants and a 12-year-old boy were killed on Friday in three separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Two militants and a the boy, who was taken hostage, were killed in an encounter in Bandipora district’s Mir Mohalla area. “One Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander is among the two militant victims,” the police said. […]

Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan): Eight police personnel were killed and six others wounded after Taliban militants attacked a police camp in Afghanistan’s Balkh province overnight, the police said on Tuesday. “The Taliban armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades stormed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base camp in Shaikhah village of Sholgara district. In an ensuing gunfight, eight […]

Srinagar: A gunfight took place on Sunday between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. After receiving information about the presence of militants in the Kahilil forests of Tral, the security forces with Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and Central Reserve Police Force […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. “Following a brief shoot out in the orchard area of Gahand village the two militants were killed. Their exact identities and affiliations are being ascertained,” an officer said. The gunfight broke out when […]

Srinagar: Three terrorists were neutralised and a soldier lost his life on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The gunfight is still continuing in Dolipora village which started early Thursday morning after security forces including Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police sources said. The gun battle took place in the forests of Kokernag as the security forces were flushing out the hiding militants. The bodies of the slain militants have been recovered along with arms and […]

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between security forces and holed-up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. After receiving specific information about the presence of militants in Kulgam district’s Tazipora village on Tuesday evening, security forces including Rashtriya Rifles (RR), special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and Central Reserve Police Force […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The gunfight took place in an orchard area of the Dragad-Sugan village after security forces surrounded the area following information about the presence of militants. “Bodies of the two slain militants and their […]

Srinagar: One militant and an overground worker (OGW) of militants were killed in a shootout on Monday between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said a patrol party of the Rashtriya Rifles was fired upon by militants in Chitragam village of Shopian district on Monday. “A patrol party […]

Srinagar: Two local militants belonging to Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) outfit were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said bodies of two slain militants have been recovered along with their weapons from the encounter site in Awneera village of Zainapora area in Shopian […]

Srinagar: One militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Wednesday. Police said security forces, after specific inputs about presence of militants, started a cordon and search operation yesterday afternoon in Wadoora Payeen village of Sopore town. “Hiding militants fired as the cordon around them was tightened. […]

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a police official said. Acting on credible inputs about the presence of militants in Achabal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there this morning, the official said. He […]

Jammu: An Indian Army soldier was injured on Monday as Pakistan violated ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, defence sources said. The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing at Indian positions in the Krishna Ghati (KG) sector. The injured soldier was shifted to hospital. “Indian positions […]